Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel smashed half-centuries as India defeated England by four wickets in the opening one-day international on Thursday and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series that is a warmup for the Champions Trophy.

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India has won seven of the ten bilateral series at home, while England has managed just one win, with two series drawn.

India's first-ever ODI at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium was against Hong Kong in the 2018 Asia Cup. The Men in Blue batted first and posted 285, with Shikhar Dhawan scoring a match-winning 127 and Ambati Rayudu adding 60.

Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel smashed half-centuries as India defeated England by four wickets in the opening one-day international on Thursday and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series that is a warmup for the Champions Trophy.

Of the three venues in the upcoming ODI series, India and England have faced each other only once before in Cuttack

Debutant Harshit Rana grabbed three wickets and vice-captain Shubman Gill hit 87 runs off 96 balls for India to beat England by four wickets in the first one-day international at VCA Stadium on Thursday.

In his first international outing in six months, Shreyas Iyer (59) made a spectacular return with a counter-attacking half-century against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here on Thursday.

India vice-captain Shubman Gill on Thursday opened up on his stunning fifty against England in the first ODI match of the series and said that his plan was not going too much on the back foot.Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer's mouthwatering fifties helped India to clinch a four-wicket triumph over England in the first ODI match of the series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur

Shubman Gill anchored the chase with a measured 87-run knock as India defeated England by four wickets in the opening One-day International to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here on Thursda

Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel cracked brilliant fifties to help India defeat England by 4 wickets in the first ODI in Nagpur